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An opinion piece by Atiye Joodavi. A Need for a peaceful Islam Suicide attacks, war, murder, violence, oppression, discrimination and injustice always remind you of Islam and Muslims. But is Islam really the religion of violence? “No” Why is it called Islam? In Arabic, the word “Islam” means submission or surrender – however, it was …<p class="read-more"> <a class="" href="https://www.ibn-rushd-goethe-moschee.de/en/articles/a-need-for-a-peaceful-islam/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">A Need for a peaceful Islam</span> Read More »</a></p>

Should Muslims in Germany pay a Worship Tax? | Al Jazeera English Should practising Muslims in Germany pay a tax to their faith? That’s a question one of the country’s leading liberal Muslims is asking. Seyran Ates is seeking to put her faith on the same level as several other religions in Germany. Germans officially …<p class="read-more"> <a class="" href="https://www.ibn-rushd-goethe-moschee.de/en/articles/should-muslims-in-germany-pay-a-worship-tax-al-jazeera-english/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Should Muslims in Germany pay a Worship Tax? | Al Jazeera English</span> Read More »</a></p>

Muslim woman receives death threats after leading prayers in Kerala A Muslim woman in the southern Indian state of Kerala has received death threats after leading prayers for a mixed congregation in an act of defiance against established Islamic practice. Jamida Beevi is thought to be the first woman to lead Friday prayers in India …<p class="read-more"> <a class="" href="https://www.ibn-rushd-goethe-moschee.de/en/articles/muslim-woman-receives-death-threats-after-leading-prayers-in-kerala/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Muslim woman receives death threats after leading prayers in Kerala</span> Read More »</a></p>

Ahmet Altan’s defence statement in a turkish court A Portrait of the Indictment as Judicial Porn Your Honour, This sorry excuse for an indictment lacking in not only intelligence but also a respect for law is too feeble to draw the immense weight of the aggravated life sentence it requests and does not deserve …<p class="read-more"> <a class="" href="https://www.ibn-rushd-goethe-moschee.de/en/articles/a-portrait-of-the-indictment-as-judicial-porn/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">A Portrait of the Indictment as Judicial Porn</span> Read More »</a></p>